The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-14
MEMPHIS AND KANSASCITY
A FORMER RESIDENT OF THE
LATTER
Sees and Points Ost the Advan taEes
OF the Former as n P0Int for
Manufacturer.

A Memphis correspondent OF the
Kaneas City Journal writes that paper !:
-Four years ago our population was
about $4,000, now we have at least
$4,000. The increage in commerce
and manufactures has bee greater
than the increase in population, which
Is increasing at the rate Of 10000
yearly. This is the greatest inland
cotton market in the world, receiving
now about 100000 bales, and increas.
ing at the rate of 100000 per year.
Fifteen steamers arrive and depart
daily. There are nine lines otrsilwsy
and four more proposed. There are
seventy-six trains In and out daily.
There is over 5000, 0O0, 900 of business
done here on banking capital Of
$3,000,00J snd Insurance. capital Of
Sl,300,000. There is the largest gro
Gerry trade done here Of any city in
America, when the size Of the place is
considered. The commerce of seven
States is tributary, with the richest
lands in the world and the cheapest,
with timber Of all kinds in unlimited
quantities. Coal and iron are cheaper
mere than at Plttsburg. There are
thirty-fve miles Of paved streets,
thiriy.hve miles OF street railway and
thirteen miles OF steam car seryics
being built, forty-tivs miles, of the
best sewerage in the world. There
are forty.ihree public and private
schools, eighty.five churches, fifteen
newspapers, eleven cot on seed oil
mills, six -four and meal mills with
daily output OF 1900 barrels, complete
system Of gas aud electric light, and
water works. The health is as good as
any city in the Union. The writer OF
this article lived in Kansas City seven
years, and was born and reared near
Nashvi lie, Tenn, and having spent
the last twenty yeas OF his life in and
near Memphis, can say with truth
that the health here is as good as
either Nashville or Kansas City. Its
admitted that Memphis has the best
city government sver devieed-psys
cash as 1t goeP, can't make
any debt, taxes low. Labor is
abundant and wages coed. Within
a radius OF 200 miles of Memphis |
2 100000 bales OF cotton are grown
and within that circle there are 1000 |
tquare miles of coal and iron lands
and other minerals of every kind. The
most extraordinary inducements are
held out to parties wishing to estab.
lish man factories, proposing to give
them from Eve to thirty-fve acres on
which to locate. At the time of the
completion of the Kansas City rail
road the Kansas City men who came
to celebrate the occasion were profuse
in their expressions Of surprise and
at the fine commanding
site OF this citY--naturally the best
drained city in the country, on high |
commanding cliff extending back and
gradually ascending, making most
lovely suburbs. The great at feature
of Memphis Is her commanding geo.
position on the great inland |
sea Ct America-the Mississippi-wth
her $1,000 miles of Davigabe
waterway. This system is estimated
10 be worth TO the American
people the enormous sum OF i35 000,-
100000, and Memphis in most
peculiar manner enjoys the commerce
Of the great river system which Is 30
to them and 30 nee sssary to
The railroads themselves, when it
ZONES TO the transportation If the
heavy products OF mines and forests.
rne inland commerce OF this country
8 far more important than its foreign
} nm merce, and it's course 10 naturally
North and South, % the products OF
me latitude are interchangeable for
hose of another, and IN its develop.
nent Kansas City and 4demphis are
wo cities 30 located "a to be OF great
TO each others prosperity
nd greatness, As Kansas City ia al
eady the great city OF the West
nd the Missouri Valley 80
demphis is the great city OF
he South and the Mics So ppi
yalley. There has been a wonderful
dvsnce in real estate here during the
'ast three years, and | sm glad TO say
hat some 4 the live spirit OF Kansas
lily has come and many Kansas City
neu have bought prouerty here and
lade enormous profits on their in
ard we hope there will
lany more at leist come and sPe what
live Town we have. The cite for the I
MON depot has been eelected and 1t
'ill certainly be built, and II 9 bridge
cross the Mississippi river is also
er'ainty, and there can be no reason
BILE doubt that Memphis within ten
ears from this date will have a popu.
Ition NJ 100000 .